Monthly Data Community

The Data Community at UNM

The Data Community is an open-access, campus-wide network for faculty, staff, and students who engage with data in their work, research, or decision-making. Our goal is to foster collaboration, share best practices, and strengthen a culture of data-informed insight across the university.

We meet on the first Thursday of the month on Zoom from 2:00 to 3:00 pm, making it easy to connect no matter where you are. Each session features opportunities to:

Share tools, resources, and strategies
Learn from colleagues and campus experts
Explore new ways to use data to advance teaching, research, and service

We also connect outside of these sessions through a Teams channel, which provides the opportunity to post questions and receive more immediate support. Whether you are a data novice or an experienced analyst, the Data Community is a place to connect, learn, and contribute.

Here's a glance at our session dates and topics for the Academic Year 2025-2026 , along with recordings for sessions that have already taken place:

Fall 2025:

August 7: Tableau Intro and Prepping Data to Share on Public (session recording)
September 4: Power BI Intro (session recording)
October 2: Python Intro (session recording)
November 6: R/SQL Intro (session recording)
December 4: Advent of Code (seasonal coding fun game) + in-person networking opportunity at Draft & Table (no recording will be made available)

Spring 2026:

February 5: Accessing Student Financial Aid Information (session recording)
March 5: AI and UNM Data: Do's and Don'ts
April 2: Data Warehouse Updates
May 7: Best Practices in Data Sharing
June 4: Ideas? Maybe using data from the IPEDS Data Center?

👉 Interested in joining?

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Please reach out to Charla Orozco (cehenley@unm.edu) to be added to the calendar invitation.